Rare Earths Top Stories

Infographic: Where is North America’s next rare earths mine?

Rare earths – essential components in electronics, defence applications and electric vehicle batteries – are hot geopolitical items as Western countries seek […]

Blair McBride | February 5, 2026 | 11:19 am

West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race

Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC), Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) and MP Materials (NYSE: MP)…

Blair McBride | February 3, 2026 | 10:00 am

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2

Continuing price volatility with rare earths and copper, high costs,…

Northern Miner Staff | December 4, 2025 | 1:02 pm

Infographic: Mining and exploration in Greenland

Greenland has made headlines in the last six months amid…

Blair McBride | July 11, 2025 | 11:59 am

US Snapshot: Mining and exploration for copper, gold, rare earths and more

The United States has a long mining and exploration history…

Northern Miner Staff | October 17, 2024 | 11:34 am

Altona to resume drilling at rare earths project in Mozambique

Altona Rare Earths (LON: REE) said on Wednesday it had reopened its Monte Muambe rare earths project in Mozambique, with drilling to […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2023 | 6:15 am

Protein helps separate rare earths more efficiently than new tech

Penn State University scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which bacteria can select between different rare earth elements, using the ability of […]

Staff Writer | June 4, 2023 | 5:00 am

Global production of critical metals unlikely to meet EU’s demand

A recent study by Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology found that the current global production levels of raw materials will not match […]

Staff Writer | June 1, 2023 | 6:06 am

AI helps find untapped mineral deposits

Researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science and other universities and organizations across the US have developed a machine learning model that […]

Staff Writer | May 30, 2023 | 5:05 am